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Luke Hooper

5:55

it always misses the shin guard

Amed Rosieodonnel

5:56

My casual baseball fan mom thought the Red Sox catcher was Saul Tallamachia, and their OF wan Ben Intndi. No names on jerseys at home, so she just went by what they were called by me.

Meg Rowley

5:56

Would simply be dust if my instep had just suffered like Benintendi's did

Ben Clemens

5:56

Ben Intendi, you mean

Yeah if I stub my toe I can't do anything athletic for a half hour

Meg Rowley

5:57

Or when they lay out in the outfield for a ball? Forget it, I'd be a ghost.

Guest

5:59

Shouldn't the Mets just play Marte in center?

Ben Clemens

6:00

I... it's weird

I get that they're gonna try Nimmo there but Mark Canha over Marte is quite confusing

Marte has been hurt, so I understand wanting to keep him healthy

6:01

Maybe they're just not going to play him there until he tells them he's 100%

Luke Hooper

6:01

canha is playing center for them?

Ben Clemens

6:01

Today he is, Nimmo was a late scratch

Neck injury + lefty, I think

Guest

6:01

I mean even over Nimmo, every year the talk was they needed a true centerfielder.

Ben Clemens

6:02

When they signed Marte I thought he'd play center, for sure

RTJ

6:02

Why is it that the Padres have Abrams up but he's just going to platoon with Kim even with FTJ hurt?

Ben Clemens

6:03

No idea

Luke Hooper

6:03

yea he's still at worst an average center fielder

Yea the Abrams thing is quite weird. Especially with his injury last year. He needs to be playing every day.

Farhandrew Zaidman

6:04

Does Cody Bellinger have negative trade value right now? I don't see the Dodgers dealing him anytime soon but...could they even? lol

Ben Clemens

6:05

It has to be close to zero, sadly

Could rebound, obviously

But it would be pretty crazy to try a trade for a hitter who has looked so bad recently and is making what he's making

Random

6:06

Fantasy noob who needs clarification on why RP in the bench spots is bad strategy? Especially in APP, HLD and SVs leagues? Can I not swap out elite 7th, 8th inning guys day to day to compile end of season statlines similar to the league's best SPs?

Luke Hooper

6:06

If holds are counted then these guys are super valuable. But they need to be in your lineup because in general, you don't know when they are throwing, unlike starters.

John

6:07

I'd imagine the dodgers are one of very few teams who would've tendered bellinger a contract this past offseason. Hope he bounces back but 16mil is a lot to bet on that.

Meg Rowley

6:08

(hey all, have to dip out for a little bit but will be back shortly)

Logan

6:09

Re: fouling a ball off yourself, this is why I can't imagine wanting to be an umpire. At some point in every game, the crowd hates you. If you're behind the plate, you're somewhat likely to take a ricocheted pitch off a body part at some point. And at best, you make about half the major league minimum

Ben Clemens

6:09

I was a college slow pitch softball umpire and I didn't like how much I got yelled at

I can only imagine what it's like for actual umpires

Luke Hooper

6:09

even the second base ump just took a ball off the knee

6:10

I umped little league for years. Hilariously intense coaches and parents.

Amaginations

6:10

I am surprised Bellinger was tendered. He not only needed to bounce back, but then you have to bet he does it twice. If he doubles his output, and becomes league average bat this year, then what? You paying him $20M in 23 for that?

Ben Clemens

6:10

So, that's a good point

The counterpoint would be, if he's terrible again thsi year, they're definitely going to non-tender him

and he was a 7-win player three years ago

and they have money

6:11

so why not see if he bounces back?

Eno Sarris' Sandwhich Induced Nightmares

6:11